Two men, one driving a minivan and the other a fire truck and on their way to North Carolina, decided to take Exit 9 off Interstate 77 Thursday afternoon and have some food at a nearby Arby’s. “We were eating a sandwich and then looked into the parking lot,” said Cordell Tjaden of Fort Wayne, […]
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Meet Bella, the Gold-Chain-Wearing Yorkie Who Rides With the FDNY-By Noah Hurowitz
She’s the hero New York needs. Bella, a 6-year-old teacup Yorkshire terrier, stole the show on Thursday afternoon when she and her comrades at FDNY Engine 8/Ladder 2/Battalion 8 responded to a burning car in a Midtown garage. Bella has been hanging around Engine 8, located on East 51st Street between Third and Lexington avenues, for most […]
Fire Burns Behind Citi Field Prior to Game: FDNY
FLUSHING, NY — A junkyard fire behind Citi Field garnered plenty of attention before the game with the Phillies on Friday evening. According to an FDNY official, they reported to a fire near 126th Street and 37th Avenue at 4:56 p.m. A fire in a junkyard spread to a vacant steel garage, but the FDNY […]
Officers, FDNY save woman from Springfield Gardens blaze
Two police officers and a FDNY lieutenant saved a woman from a fire that engulfed a three-story Springfield Gardens residence, according to the FDNY. The Fire Department started receiving calls at 11:08 a.m. Monday about a fire on the first floor of the building at 140-36 169th St. NYPD officers Rob Quattrock and Greg Levine […]
Car bursts in flames in Midtown hotel garage
A BMW parked in the garage of the Sheraton Hotel in Midtown burst into flames Thursday, destroying four cars around it, fire officials said. The vehicle, parked three levels below grade of the 53-story hotel on 7th Avenue and 53rd Street, went ablaze at around 12:30 p.m., sending more than 50 firefighters to the scene. […]
City Re-Scoring FDNY’s Lieutenant Promotional Exam for Third Time
The city is re-scoring the FDNY’s lieutenant promotional exam for a third time after officials say human error led to botched test scores. The Department of Citywide Administrative Services says the score has two parts: a multiple-choice exam that’s combined with a score determined by a firefighter’s seniority and department awards. The agency says the […]
FDNY-2 Families Displaced in Queens Fire FDNY
A fire in Queens has displaced two families, officials say. Flames tore through multiple apartments at 69-01 Myrtle Ave. in Glendale Thursday night, according to fire officials. The fire started in the basement and quickly spread to the first and second floors. No residents were hurt, but two firefighters sustained minor injuries. Authorities are investigating […]
Retired FDNY firefighter dies from 9/11-related lung cancer
NEW YORK — A retired FDNY firefighter has died after fighting a 9/11-related cancer. William Woodlan died Aug. 20, 2016, according to FDNY. He was 66. Woodlon battled lung cancer for years, an illness believed to be linked to his time spent at Ground Zero after the 9/11 attacks. The firefighter joined the FDNY in January 1982 […]
FDNY Firefighters Fuming Over Faulty Lieutenants Exam By Rich Calder
The city’s personnel agency bungled a civil service exam for promotion to fire lieutenant last year, then botched its corrective action – so now it’s going to score the test for a third time, The Post has learned. The Department of Citywide Administrative Services posted a list of 1,166 firefighters who passed the test, a […]
FDNY-Answers call for safety in Ozone Park amid rash of blazes started by kids playing with fire
By Anthony Giudice agiudice@ridgewoodtimes.com After three major fires across New York City over the last two weeks — one of them in Queens Village — FDNY Commissioner Daniel A. Nigro visited Ozone Park for an FDNY fire safety event on Monday to teach children the dangers of playing with fire. Each of the fires were started […]